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The Best of the Year

The Best of the Year 2017

The title of the Best of the Year has been created in order to let students recognise people, activities, and organisations that have been standing out in their own field over the year. Active students and student organisations are encouraged through public recognition and action valuation, as well as serving them as excellent examples to take on even more activities and carry them out.

The title of the Best of the Year shall be accredited for the actions of the previous calendar year. All deeds and initiatives that ended with the given calendar year shall be taken into consideration. In the case of recurrent projects, the project from the specified year shall be taken into account.

The election process for electing the Bests of the Year consists of two stages: all TTÜ students have the right of presenting candidates for both categories; the committee will elect the winners of the two categories.

It is possible to present candidates before 01.02 2018.

The winners are announced on 22.02 at the public ceremony for Estonian Independence Day.

1. Student of the Year

A Student of the Year is a TUT student (hereinafter: the Student), who has served as a role model for other students in terms of his or her activities, educational achievements, and attitude. In the course of the evaluated year, he or she has significantly contributed to improving the welfare of students, the development of student life or been otherwise outstanding with his or her activities. The candidate must have been studying at least five months at TUT over the last year. The members of the Management Board of TUT Student Union (hereinafter: the Student Union) who are currently in office may not apply for the title of the Best Student. In the selection of the Student of the Year, the candidates shall be evaluated on the basis of their social activity, the added value they have offered, and the impact of their activities on students or student organisations as well as their academic success and attitudes.

2. Student Deed of the Year

A Student Deed of the Year is an activity, project, initiative, event or any other endeavour, which has had a positive impact on the Student Body. Either for students, student organisations, the development of the Student Body at large or the university as a whole. The title of the Student Deed may be given to both an individual and a student organisation or several student organisations or individuals if the venture has been carried out jointly. At least half of the people who have organised the activity that has been submitted to the title of the Student Deed must have been students over the last year. In the selection of the Student Deed of the Year the act of necessity, the size of the target audience, the extent of the impact, innovation, and broadcasting shall be considered.